Early Origins of the Di vito family

The surname Di vito was first found in Treviso, anciently known as Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is in the classical style with seven domes, and houses works by many notable painters and sculptors. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early Notables of the Di vito family (pre 1700)

Prominent among members of the family was Vitellozzo Vitelli (c.1458-1502) was an Italian condottiero, was Lord of Montone, Città di Castello, Monterchi and Anghiari; Timoteo Viti (1469-1523), an Italian Renaissance painter closely associated with Raphael from Urbino who also served as magistrate in... Another 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Di vito Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Di vito family to the New World and Oceana

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Di vito Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Nicola Divito, who settled in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1906

Alessandro DiVito, aged 17, who emigrated to the United States from Oreno Antonio, Italy, in 1910

Antonia Divito, aged 17, who settled in America from Toritto, Italy, in 1910

Raffaela DiVito, who traveled from Aquilonia, Italy to Montclain, New York in 1913, crossing the ocean on the SS "Italia"